The LINPUT statement assigns a string  value,  without  line  terminators,
  from a terminal or terminal-format file to a string variable.

  Examples

  LINPUT "ENTER YOUR LAST NAME"; Last_name$
  LINPUT #2%, Employee_number$

1  –  Syntax

      LINPUT [chnl-exp,] [prompt] str-var [{ , } str-var]...
                                           { ; }

      prompt:  str-const sep